Ship&#39;s-table rack.



1'. J. KANE. SHIPS TABLE RACK. APPLICATION BLED JAN. 5. 9H, 1,246,606. Patented Nov. 13,1917. 1

' mmron d/fa'w ATTORNEYS JAMES J. KANE,'QFVBROOKLY1\T, new YORK.

SHIPS-TABLE. RACK.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LJAMEs J. KANE, a

citizen oftheUnited States,'and a resident of the city of New York, borough 01" Brooklyn, in the county of Kings andState of New York, have invented a new and Improved Ships-Table Rack, of which the iollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates totables for shlps and has for an object the provision of an improved construction'tor preventing dishes on the table from shifting to any cons1derable extent when the ship is being tossed.

Another object in View is to provide a table with adjustable side guards and a plurality of division members whereby the var ous persons using the table may retain their dishes in their immediate vicinity.

A still further object in view is the provision of a guard for the edge of the table which may be raised or lowered and positively held in the raised position when so adjusted notwithstanding the tossing of the shi 1 the accompanying drawing Figure l is a perspective View of a table disclosing an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged deta1l PQIEPQCUVB view showing part of the table with certain parts broken away for better lllustrating the construction of the guards.

Fig. 3 is a section through Fig. 5 on line 3-3.

Fig. d is a section through Fig. 5 on line 4.4.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged plan view of one of the guard supporting plates.

Fig. 6 is a detail fragmentary sectlonal View through Fig. 4 on line 6 6.

Fig. 7 is a plan View of the lnner face of the guard adjacent the retaining plate shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged plan view of one of the guard supporting plates for a circular table.

In providing tables for ships which may encounter rough weather, it is customary to fasten the tables to the deck and also the seats. Sometimes a slight railing is provided on the table, but in calm weather this is slightly objectionable. In order to overcome this objection and yet provide means which will prevent the dishes on the table from being thrown therefrom by the pitching of the ship, a special guard has been produced which, when in use, may be ralsed Specification of Letters Patent. Patented NOV, 13, 1917 Application filed January 5, 191%. seri iivt. 140,731.

to the desired height and when n ot' in use may' be pushed downwardly to a position out of the way.

Referring to the accompanying drawing it will be seen that the table 1 is a hexagonshaped table supported by'a suitable supporting member 2, and that a plurality of guards 3 areprovided, there being one guard for each flat face of the edge of the table.

It is of course understood that in case the table should be of some other shape and have more or less sides there would be provided a corresponding number of guards 3. In case the table. is round a-single round guard is usually provided and is held in place by a structure hereinafter fully described.

Co-acting with the guards 3 are a plurality of independent partitioning bars 4 which may be placed in position at any time or may be folded up and stored beneath the table or at any other desired point. As shown in Fig. 2, the table 1 is provided with countersunk plates 5 and 6 each of these plates being provided with a slot 7 extending vertically and having a substantially half-circular curved upper end 8. Each of the guards 3 is provided with a pair of buttons 9 formed with rounded heads 10, said buttons extending through the slots 7 and held therein by their heads 10. Each of the buttons is connected with the guard 3 by a metal strip 11 countersunk into the guard, as shown in Fig. 3.

During ordinary weather the guard 3 is arranged as shown in Fig. 3, but when the weather begins to be rough and the ship tosses somewhat, the guard may be raised as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4. As the guards are raised the same move upwardly and are guided over toward the end of the curved portion 8 during their movement. It will be noted from Fig. 5 that the end of the curved portion 8 forms a pocket 12 whereby any longitudinal movement of the guard 3 cannot cause the removal of the head 10 from the slot 7.

In order to positively prevent any up and down movement after the parts are adjusted as shown in Figs. 2, 1 and 5, a plate 13 is provided having an elongated slot 11, said plate being secured to the guard 3 whereby the button or knob 15 may be snapped therein when moved to the proper position. Button 15 is pressed by a spring 16, said spring and part of said button being in the casing 17 secured in a suitable aperture in the table 1 by any means, as for instance, by friction. A countersunk portion 18 is provided so that when the knob 15 is pushed to the rear a space will be provided for the guiding or retaining pin 19. Only one button 15 has been shown but it will be evident that a greater number may be used if desired without departing from the spirit of the inventions When the table is round a rounded guard is provided and supplied with a retaining button or pin 9 similar to that shown in Fig. at, said button or pin co-acting with the diagonally arranged slot 20 in plate 21 (Fig. 8), said slot merging into a socket 22.

What I claim is:

1. In a guard for ships tables, a guarding plate designed to be moved up and down, a pin j extending from said guarding plate having an enlargement on the outer end, a retaining plate secured to the table formed with a slot through which said pin projects, said enlargement preventing a reverse movement of the pin, a spring-pressed button mounted on said table and projecting therefrom, and a slotted plate secured to the guarding plate adapted to receive the spring-pressed button when the guarding plate is moved to araised or operative position.

2. A guard for a ships table, comprising a plurality of guard sections arranged around a table, means for adjustably'holdtends between said sections.

JAMES J. KANE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). 0. 

